Brookroad Knight and Corey Braden
captured Saturday night’s $16,000 open handicap trot at Tioga Downs. Leave from
post position number two in a field scratched down to eight, Braden got away
fifth as Aruba Vacation (Fern Paquet Jr.) led the field to the quarter in 27.3.
Brookroad Knight got underway second over behind the favorite In Your Room
(Mike Simons) as the field went by the half mile mark of the race in 57. Down
the backside Paquet put Aruba Vacation in gear to try and step away from the
field through a third panel in 27.4 reaching three quarters in 1:24.4. Around
the final turn Aruba Vacation could not put away the challengers and Braden
swung Brookroad Knight three high off of cover and swopped the field to win by
two and a half lengths in 1:54.3. The mile was a new seasonal best for the
4-year old son of Cr Excalibur – Questionable Lady who is owned by John
O’Connor and is trained by Bruce Borden. Aruba Vacation (Fern Paquet Jr.) was
able to hang tough and finish second, while In Your Room (Mike Simons) finished
third.
Jim Marohn Jr. posted a driving
triple on the night’s eleven race card, while Jim Meittinis enjoyed a driving
double.
Tioga
Downs continues live racing action on Sunday, June 23rd with a post
time of 1:30pm and will feature the anticipated camel and ostrich races after
races four and eight on the card . For more information on Tioga Downs please
visit us online at www.tiogadowns.com
